In 1921, 107 cases were heard by the Court, 59 in London, 17 in the Provinces, 19 in Scotland, and 12 in Ireland. Practically all these cases were heard by the whole time members of the Court. Generally one day is sufficient to take the evidence in the cases, but this is often exceeded, and consideration of the terms of the award take additional days. Inspection of works is sometimes necessary in technical cases. In 1920, 534 cases were heard, the services of additional members paid by fee being utilised to a considerable extent. This was, of course, a period of considerable trade activity and consequent fluctuation in wages and resort to arbitration. The personnel of the Court is also used in cases other than those referred specifically to the Court under the Industrial Courts Act. The President of the Court acts as Chairman of the National Wages Board under the Railways Act, 1921, and the Secretary of the Court is Secretary of that Board. Under the Electricity Supply Act the Minister of Labour is required in certain circumstances to appoint a Referee or Board of Referees to determine compensation questions, and use is made of the members of the Court for the purpose. Certain Concilation Boards provide for the appointment of an Independent Chairman, and the members of the Court, upon request, undertake this work. Where the Department appoint an ad hoc Board of Arbitration it is the practice as far as possible to appoint the President or a Chairman of the Industrial Court to act as an Independent Chairman of the Board, and similarly members of the Court are used as single arbitrators. As an example of the arbitration duties of members of the Court, apart from the use of the Court itself, the President acted as Chairman of an ad hoc Board of Arbitration which decided the reduction of the "Standard Ship" cycle of advances. Paper handed in by the Treasury. APPENDIX XIII. (1) CLASS OF RAILWAY ACCOMMODATION ALLOWED TO CIVIL SERVANTS WHEN TRAVELLING ON DUTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 1. The existing practice as regards class of railway travelling varies somewhat in different Departments; but as a general rule first-class travelling is allowed to (a) officers on scales of salary rising to not less than £500 (exclusive of bonus); (b) officers whose actual salary exceeds £400 or in some cases £350 (exclusive of bonus); and (c) temporary officers whose actual salary exceeds £450 (inclusive). In some cases these limits are modified as regards women officers who may be allowed first-class travelling when in receipt of salary over £250 (exclusive of bonus) or over £300 (inclusive). 2. Second-class travelling when available, otherwise third-class, is allowed generally to clerical classes (below the prescribed limits for firstclass travelling) down to and including Clerical Officers and Temporary Clerks Grades I and II and corresponding grades. In the case of some clerical classes however the minimum salary qualification for second-class travelling, when available, is £200 (exclusive of bonus) or £300 (inclusive) and in others again £100 (exclusive of bonus): but in such cases officers 36370 F of clerical grades below these limits may be exceptionally allowed secondclass travelling, when available, in districts where the third-class accommodation is clearly unsuitable. 3. With the exceptions indicated in paragraph 2 officers below the prescribed limits for first-class travelling are normally required to travel third-class. 4. It should be added that the Government have set up a Committee to review the question of the class of accommodation when travelling on duty in the case of State servants generally. (2) RATES OF SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE APPLICABLE TO CIVIL SERVANTS WHEN TRAVELLING ON DUTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE is intended to meet the extra expenses necessarily incurred for subsistence owing to absence from home and headquarters on official duty. The rates of allowance and the classification of officers for this purpose are not uniform in all Departments; but the more general practice in Administrative, Executive and Clerical Establishments is as indicated below. Officers on scale rising to not less than £600 (exclusive of bonus); and temporary officers with salary of not less than £600 (inclusive). In some cases women on scale rising above £400 (exclusive), or with salary of not less than £400 (inclusive). Officers not included above on scale rising above £350 (exclusive of bonus), or whose salary exceeds £200, in some cases £250, (exclusive of bonus); and temporary officers not included above whose salary is not less than £300 (inclusive). In some cases women with salary over £150 (exclusive), or over £200 inclusive). Clerical Officers not included above Clerical Officers with salary below Rate 1 (temporarily increased rate) applies in respect of absences of less than 5 nights in one place and for the first 5 nights of any longer absence in one place. Rate 2 (normal rate) applies for nights over 5 up to 14 nights in one place, except where a stay of more than 14 nights in one place can be foreseen. Rate 3 (reduced rate) applies for nights in excess of 14 nights in one place, or for nights in excess of 5 nights in cases where a stay of more than 14 nights in one place can be foreseen. Rate 4 (temporarily increased day rate) applies for absences not extending overnight but of not less than 10 hours. (Prior to temporary increase the rate for such absences was one-third of Rate 2 above.) The temporary increases referred to above (Rates 1 and 4) were granted on 1st January, 1920. (2) The above rates apply primarily to officers whose duties require them to move about from place to place, and are not necessarily appropriate to cases of temporary transfer from one town to another. Such cases are met where practicable, by a special "detention rate" not normally exceeding as regards Classes A, B, and C above one-half of the relative Rate 2, and as regards Classes D and E above not exceeding the relative Rate 3; and in cases of prolonged temporary transfer the amount of the "detention rate is reviewed, after one month, on the basis of vouched extra expenses, if any, necessarily incurrred through absence from home. (3) Special rates of allowance, lower in amount than those mentioned above, apply to certain non-clerical Departmental establishments. (4) The question of general revision of subsistence allowances is under consideration. April, 1922. (3) ROYAL COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES. Travelling and Subsistence Allowances. 1. The rates of travelling and subsistence allowances applicable to members of the public serving on Advisory Committees, etc., who are required to be absent from home on the business of the Committee vary according to circumstances; but the rates more generally in force may be conveniently classified as shown below: 1 In the case of Commissions and Committees under Class A an allowance for luncheons at the rate of 3s. 6d. per head may be made on days when formal sittings are held and when luncheon is provided for the Commission or Committee as a whole. 2. Compensation for loss of remunerative time is payable in certain cases to practising professional men (e.g., medical practitioners) and to workmen actually following their trades who suffer loss of wages through attendance at Committee meetings. The rate of compensation in the case of medical practitioners is 21s. a day and in the case of workmen the rates range from a maximum of 20s. a day (Class Bt) to 5s. each half-day (Class D) and 1s. 6d. an hour, with a maximum of 10s. a day (Class E). In other cases the night subsistence allowance to workmen is held to cover compensation for loss of remunerative time (Class B,* Class C†) and payment of compensation together with day subsistence allowance is subject to inclusive maxima of 14s. (Class B*) or 10s. 6d. (Class Ct). Members of certain Committees under Class B+ who are not eligible to receive compensation for loss of remunerative time may elect to receive Class A rates of subsistence allowance in lieu of Class Bt rates. 3. Members of the public who are called to give evidence before Royal Commissions and certain Advisory Committees are allowed travelling expenses according to class in life" and allowances during necessary detention from home on the following scale: Per night. Per day (8 hours or more). com The allowances above the 25s. rate in the first two cases cover pensation for loss of remunerative time and are confined to gentlemen in actual private practice in these professions. In certain circumstances workmen following their trades who suffer actual loss of wages through attendance as witnesses may receive compensation for loss of time, in addition to subsistence allowance. INDEX TO THE REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES (MINISTRY OF LABOUR). Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 10th April, 1922. LONDON: PRINTED & PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OP To be purchased through any Bookseller or directly fro FFICE don, W.C.2, and reet, Manchester; Forth Street, Limited, 70 (IND.) 1922 Price 3d. net. |